You have summed up my feelings about this photo very well. I would just add that resisting the temptation to emphasise the beautiful colours by darkening the sky or increasing the saturation or both, has preserved the subtle beauty of the scene.
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Flowers and butterflies go together well and the colour links between the two make the pairing even stronger. The butterfly sitting on a text about flowers is very neat! The control of blur in both, but the first in particular, is well done.
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These are very different to your travel/documentary images of the Mediterranean, but despite being fine as fashion/glamour photos, they now also have documentary value. Although the style of miniskirt dates them, it is the gloves, which really date them!
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These are very enjoyable, especially when seen large to appreciate the light patterns on the rocks. It is a good idea for a series. I agree with the suggestion of starting the series with photo 3.
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On its own this is an unusual, but compelling, idea for a still-life, and very well composed and the lighting is good, even if they are as found. The little stories are implied, but, of course, being told their little tales is even better. A very creative idea.
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It’s a striking image with the bold colours and unusual subject, and I like it as a piece of art too. You managed to control the lighting well too, with enough shadow detail, without losing colour or detail in the highlights.
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Playing with orca
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Excellent.
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Very unique shot. Well done.
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Would crop to focus on prime subject, but it's personal and it depends on a vision of picture taker.
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Here are a couple from the similar concept art installation I saw in Lisbon.
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Wow, that looks like a great artistic installation. It really highlights the huge expanse of plastic rubbish floating around in our oceans.
Every single plastic bottle carelessly thrown away by an individual seems like it can’t do much harm, but when the bottles from millions of careless people all collect together you get results like this :-(
It’s the same mentality as people thinking my single petrol car only produces an insignificant amount of CO₂, so why should I care? The raging forest fires and the extended drought in Europe at the moment are part of the answer to that question for all those people. -
Nice image.
Did you try a version with the backlighting knocked right back ?
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Amazing image. Well spotted!
Really does look like a haunt of ghosts.
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This is one of those times when I find it hard to be objective about the photos because I dislike the subject. I don't think large intelligent animals like orcas should be kept and trained for human entertainment.
That aside, the shots are a good record of the event. You have caught moments of action with both the orcas and the humans. The similarity between the wetsuited humans and the black and white orcas is effective in suggesting a relationship between the two.
